Comments on: Dominical Land Values Cause a Fuss http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2005/06/dominical-land-values-cause-a-fuss/ Costa Rica real estate - Where it all starts. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2005/06/dominical-land-values-cause-a-fuss/comment-page-1/#comment-4 John Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:08:00 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=18#comment-4 On the Big Island of Hawaii, developers had learned since the early 70's that they could cover a barren oceanfront lava flow with a few feet of earth, pipe in utilities, and build affordable homes surrounded by sod and new roads. Many of these survive till today, although whole neighborhoods were reclaimed by the volcano goddess Pele in subsequent eruptions and lava flows. You can still purchase bare lots in similar developments for less than a quarter what you would pay in Costa Rica, and what you'd get is immensely superior.<br/><br/>What would that be? Superior government services, clean ocean water, true white sand beaches, world class visitor accomodations, modern roads/infrastructure, low crime, shopping convenience, and American values.<br/><br/>Do I have to mention Hawaii is every bit as beautiful a paradise as Costa Rica?<br/><br/>If there is a fuss over the overblown real estate prices in Costa Rica, it is well deserved. Besides affordable high quality health care, Costa Rica cannot begin to compare in value to Hawaii as an investment for Americans looking for a vacation home in the tropics. Round trip tickets from California to Honolulu can go as low as $200, and realtors there don't jack the price of their properties when they see you coming.<br/><br/>Why? Because unlike their pretentious counterparts in Costa Rica (there is no license needed to sell real estate in CR), real estate transactions in Hawaii are governed by federal and state laws. Which means you can purchase properties with confidence.<br/><br/>Try that in Costa Rica! On the Big Island of Hawaii, developers had learned since the early 70′s that they could cover a barren oceanfront lava flow with a few feet of earth, pipe in utilities, and build affordable homes surrounded by sod and new roads. Many of these survive till today, although whole neighborhoods were reclaimed by the volcano goddess Pele in subsequent eruptions and lava flows. You can still purchase bare lots in similar developments for less than a quarter what you would pay in Costa Rica, and what you’d get is immensely superior.

What would that be? Superior government services, clean ocean water, true white sand beaches, world class visitor accomodations, modern roads/infrastructure, low crime, shopping convenience, and American values.

Do I have to mention Hawaii is every bit as beautiful a paradise as Costa Rica?

If there is a fuss over the overblown real estate prices in Costa Rica, it is well deserved. Besides affordable high quality health care, Costa Rica cannot begin to compare in value to Hawaii as an investment for Americans looking for a vacation home in the tropics. Round trip tickets from California to Honolulu can go as low as $200, and realtors there don’t jack the price of their properties when they see you coming.

Why? Because unlike their pretentious counterparts in Costa Rica (there is no license needed to sell real estate in CR), real estate transactions in Hawaii are governed by federal and state laws. Which means you can purchase properties with confidence.

Try that in Costa Rica!

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